mandajeanice

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1. Advice about finding a job after graduation

   mandajeanice posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi all! I will be graduating in December from a nursing program in IL. I was curious if anyone had advice about landing a job after graduation. Particularly, I was curious about these things: -How soon before graduation should I start putting out re...

2. Kaplan NCLEX prep classes

   mandajeanice posted a topic in NCLEX

   Hi everyone, I will graduate from my RN program in December, and I was looking into some NCLEX prep of some sort to have it lined up after graduation. I came across a local Kaplan test prep class. It is $500 for 4 days of classes. I was just wonderin...

3. Vandy CNM/FNP program

   mandajeanice replied to may8755's topic in CNM

   I spoke to an adviser there a few weeks ago regarding work experience and was told that work experience is not necessary. :/ I guess they told me wrong?

4. Considering Georgetown online

   mandajeanice replied to ixchel's topic in CNM

   Ixchel, did you have any success getting additional info? I looked into this as well, but couldn't get any answers from my "adviser". She never emailed me, although I told her I'd prefer communication by email due to a crazy schedule. I emailed her q...

5. I need help deciding between midwife or FNP!!

   mandajeanice replied to caitiecait's topic in CNM

   If you can't decide & want to do both, Vanderbilt has a dual degree CNM/FNP program.

6. Parkland College in C-U, IL

   mandajeanice replied to jv-thompson's topic in Illinois

   ]I was also considering going the LPN route through Parkland. I ended up applying to the nursing program and was accepted (currently third semester). I would recommend going for the RN. There are so many more opportunities as a Registered Nurse. The ...

7. Interested in pursuing a CNM career

   mandajeanice replied to mandajeanice's topic in CNM

   I also forgot to mention that I was curious about non-nursing class pre-reqs. I had thought about going the CRNA route, but I would have to take a year of physics and 1.5 years of chemistry just to meet the requirements for admission.

8. Considering pursuing a CRNA career

   mandajeanice posted a topic in SRNA

   Hello everyone, I'm a third semester nursing student and have been doing some research on the CRNA career. Anesthesia interests me very much, and I'm not interested just because of the salary! Most of the information I found has really emphasized the...

9. Interested in pursuing a CNM career

   mandajeanice posted a topic in CNM

   Hi everyone!! I'm a third semester nursing student in IL and have recently become VERY interesting in pursuing midwifery as a career. I was hoping to gain some insight from CNM's, student midwives, or other students interested in pursuing this as wel...

10. Parkland College GPA

    mandajeanice replied to KirbyEMT's topic in Illinois

    I got in with a 3.25 GPA, but I scored in the 99th percentile on the TEAS test. The first poster is right; they don't just look at your GPA when considering applicants. One of my friends got in with a 3.0 GPA. Good luck if you're still considering it...